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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-40-40. Municipal corporation defined.
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-40-40. Municipal corporation defined.

The term “municipal corporation,” as used in this article, means a municipal corporation, the population of which is based on the current United States decennial census, the governing body of which has held at least six regular meetings within the 12 months preceding the execution of the certificate required by Code Section 36-40-42, and which has levied taxes or levied fees of any type for the operation of the government of the municipal corporation or which has received a franchise tax from any utility, firm, or corporation within the 12 months preceding the execution of the certificate required by Code Section 36-40-42.

## History

Ga. L. 1965, p. 458, § 3.